[C.P.I. (M) – Jadavpur (West Bengal)]

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1975

1989

1990

1901

June, 1991

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Dacca (Now in Bangladesh)

Married on 6th May, 1967

Shri Mihir Bhattacharya

One daughter

M.A., Ph.D.,
Educated at Jadavpur University, Calcutta (West Bengal)

Teacher, Educationist, Writer and Artist

1A, K. Majumdar Road, Calcutta-700075 (West Bengal)

308, V.P. House, New Delhi-110 001, Tel. 3712552

Member, CPI (M), West Bengal

Elected to Lok Sabha (Ninth)

Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development

Re-elected to Lok Sabha (Tenth)

Member, Committee on Environment and Forests

Edited short stories by Manik Bandyopadhyay in English, ‘Gananatya Andolan O Natyaakatar’, ‘Rupantarbhaban’ (1942-47), articles in English and Bengali in Journals, Wrote and produced anti-dowry plays.  Plays against Muslim Women’s Act and against communalism under the banner of ‘Sachetana’.

Education, Women’s issues and cultural issues

Reading, writing, music, films and theatre

China and UK; Member, Delegation of CPI (M) Social Scientists to China, 1985

Member, Regional Advisory Board of the Film Certification Board, 1986-90; Member, Bangla Academy; Member, Rajya Lok Sanskriti Parishad, West Bengal; Member, Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal; Member, Court of JNU, January 19, 1990; involved in teachers’ movements and cultural movements in West Bengal.